PROVERBS


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Chapter 1
The use of the proverbs given by Solomon (1:1-6)
An exhortation to fear God, believe His word, and obey your parents (1:7-9)
To avoid the enticings of sinners (1:10-19)
Wisdom complains that she is scorned (1:20-23)
She threatens those who despise her (1:24-33)


Chapter 2
Wisdom promises godliness to her children (2:1-9)
Safety from evil company (2:10-19)
And direction in good ways (2:20-22)


Chapter 3
An exhortation to obedience (3:1)
To faith (3:5-6)
To humility (3:7-8)
To devotion (3:9-10)
To patience (3:11-12)
The happy gain of wisdom (3:13-18)
The power (3:19-20)
And the benefits of wisdom (3:21-26)
An exhortation to charity (3:27-29)
Peaceableness (3:30)
And contentment (3:31-32)
The cursed state of the wicked (3:33-35)


Chapter 4
Solomon, to persuade obedience (4:1-2)
Shows the instruction he had from his parents (4:3-4)
To be diligent in seeking wisdom (4:5-13)
And to shun the path of the wicked (4:14-19)
He exhorts to faith (4:20-22)
And keep your heart holy (4:23-27)


Chapter 5
Solomon exhorts to the study of wisdom (5:1-2)
He shows the folly of adultery and riot (5:3-14)
He exhorts to contentment, and chastity. Be faithful to your spouse (5:15-21)
The wicked are overtaken by their own sins (5:22-23)


Chapter 6
Warning against guaranteeing a friend's liabilities (6:1-5)
Warning against being lazy (6:6-11)
And willful mischief-making (6:12-15)
The Seven deadly sins that are hateful to God (6:16-19)
The blessings of obedience (6:20-24)
Warning against committing adultery, and the damage done by lawlessness (6:25-35)


Chapter 7
Solomon reasons for a sincere familiarity with wisdom (7:1-5)
In an example which he has known (7:6-9)
He shows the cunning of a harlot (7:10-21)
And the desperate simplicity of her young victim (7:22-23)
He pleads for abstaining from such wickedness (7:24-27)


Chapter 8
The fame (8:1-5)
And evidence of wisdom (8:6-9)
The excellency (8:10-11)
The nature (8:12-14)
The power (8:15-17)
The riches (8:18-21)
And the eternity of wisdom (8:22-31)
Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (8:32-36)


Chapter 9
The discipline (9:1-3)
And doctrine of wisdom (9:4-12)
The custom and error of a foolish women (9:13-18)


Chapter 10
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (10:1-32)


Chapter 11
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (11:1-31)


Chapter 12
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (12:1-28)


Chapter 13
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (13:1-25)


Chapter 14
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (14:1-35)


Chapter 15
Proverbs contrasting the Godly and the wicked (15:1-33)


Chapter 16
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (16:1-33)


Chapter 17
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (17:1-28)


Chapter 18
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (18:1-24)


Chapter 19
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (19:1-29)


Chapter 20
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (20:1-30)


Chapter 21
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (21:1-31)


Chapter 22
Proverbs encouraging Godly lives (22:1-16)
Proverbs concerning various situations (22:17-29)


Chapter 23
Proverbs concerning various situations (23:1-35)


Chapter 24
Proverbs concerning various situations (24:1-34)


Chapter 25
Relationships with kings (25:1-7)
Relationships with neighbours (25:8-20)
Relationships with enemies (25:21-24)
Relationships with yourself (25:25-28)


Chapter 26
Relationships with fools (26:1-12)
Relationships with sluggards (26:13-16)
Relationships with gossips (26:17-28)


Chapter 27
Observations on self-love (27:1-4)
On true love (27:5-10)
And on care to avoid offenses (27:11-27)


Chapter 28
Observations on impiety and religious integrity (28:1-18)
Of wealth and poverty (28:19-28)


Chapter 29
Observations on public government (29:1-14)
And on control in private affairs (29:15-21)
Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice, and corruption (29:22-27)


Chapter 30
Agur's confession of faith (30:1-6)
The two points of his prayer (30:7-9)
The most menial are not to be wronged (30:10)
Four wicked generations (30:11-14)
Four things insatiable (30:15-16)
Parents are not to be despised (30:17)
Four things hard to be known (30:18-20)
Four things intolerable (30:21-23)
Four things exceedingly wise (30:24-28)
Four things stately (30:29-31)
Wrath is to be prevented (30:32-33)


Chapter 31
King Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance (31:1-5)
The afflicted are to be comforted and defended (31:6-9)
The praise and characteristics of a virtuous wife (31:10-31)



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ECCLESIASTES


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Chapter 1
The preacher shows that all human courses are vain: (1:1-3)
Because the whole creation is restless (1:4-8)
Nothing new is brought forth, and all old things are forgotten (1:9-11)
And because he has found the same in making studies of wisdom (1:12-18)


Chapter 2
The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure (2:1-3)
Great works are in vain (2:4-11)
Though the wise be better than the fool, yet life for both has one final event (2:12-17)
The vanity of human labor, in leaving its fruits to someone whose course is unknown (2:18-23)
Nothing is better than joy in our labor, but the capacity for that is God's gift (2:24-26)


Chapter 3
By the necessary change of times, vanity is added to human toil (3:1-10)
There is an excellency in God's works (3:11-15)
God shall judge the righteous and the wicked (3:16-22)


Chapter 4
Vanity is increased by oppression (4:1-3)
By envy, by idleness (4:4-6)
By covetousness (4:7-8)
By loneliness (4:9-12)
By willfulness (4:13-16)


Chapter 5
Vanities in divine service (5:1-7)
Wealth does not satisfy (5:8-12)
Wealth brings difficulties (5:13-17)
Wealth is ultimately the gift of God (5:18-20)


Chapter 6
The vanity of riches without use (6:1-2)
Of children (6:3-5)
And old age without riches (6:6-8)
The vanity of sight and wandering desires (6:9-10)
The conclusion of vanities (6:11-12)


Chapter 7
Remedies against vanity are a good name (7:1)
Humility (7:2-6)
Patience (7:7-10)
Wisdom (7:11-19)
No just man on earth (7:20-22)
The difficulty of getting wisdom (7:23-29)


Chapter 8
Kings are greatly to be respected (8:1-5)
The divine providence is to be observed (8:6-11)
It is better with the godly in adversity, than with the wicked in prosperity (8:12-15)
The work of God is unsearchable (8:16-17)


Chapter 9
Similar things happen to the good and bad (9:1-3)
There is a necessity for death to men (9:4-6)
Comfort is all their portion in this life (9:7-10)
God's providence rules over all (9:11-12)
Wisdom is better than strength (9:13-18)


Chapter 10
Observations of wisdom and folly (10:1-15)
Of riot, slothfulness, and money (10:16-19)
Men's thoughts of kings ought to be reverent (10:20)


Chapter 11
Directions for charity (11:1-6)
Death in life (11:7-8)
And, in the days of youth, the day of judgment are to be considered (11:9-10)


Chapter 12
The creator is to be remembered in youth (12:1-7)
The preacher's concern is to edify the people (12:8-12)
The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity (12:13-14)



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SONG OF SOLOMON


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Chapter 1
The church's love for Christ (1:1-4)
She confesses her deformity (1:5-6)
And prays to be directed to His flock (1:7)
Christ directs her to the shepherds' tents (1:8)
And showing His love to her (1:9-10)
Gives her gracious promises (1:11)
The church and Christ praise one another (1:12-17)


Chapter 2
The mutual love of Christ and His church (2:1-7)
The hope (2:8-9)
And calling of the church (2:10-13)
Christ's care of the church (2:14-15)
The profession of the church, her faith and hope (2:16-17)


Chapter 3
The fight and victory of the church in temptation (3:1-5)
The church glories in Christ (3:6-11)


Chapter 4
Christ sets forth the graces of the church (4:1-7)
He shows His love to her (4:8-15)
The church prays to be made fit for His presence (4:16)


Chapter 5
Christ awakens the church by His calling (5:1)
The church tastes the joy of Christ's love (5:2-8)
A description of Christ's graces (5:9-16)


Chapter 6
The church professes her faith in Christ (6:1-3)
Christ shows the graces of the church (6:4-9)
And His love toward her (6:10-13)


Chapter 7
A further description of the church's graces (7:1-9)
The church professes her faith and desire (7:10-13)


Chapter 8
The love of the church for Christ (8:1-5)
The strength of love (8:6-7)
The calling of the Gentiles (8:8-13)
The church prays for Christ's coming (8:14)


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